I just thought I'd have some free time

J is coming down with something. This morning his face was very pink, so he came back here this afternoon - he was a roaring grump for K last night, took until 10:30 to sleep and then was up at 2:00 for an hour and 4:00 for an hour, and up for the day at 6:30. When I saw his face, I suspected that something wasn't right. And it's not. I don't know yet what it is - I fear it might be measles or chicken pox, immunizations apparently having no effect - but he's got a red, raised rash with a couple of larger bumps all over his face (from his hairline to his chin - not completely covering his face, but not far from it), to the point his face looks swollen. :( He's also started to get some blotches on his arms and maybe one or two on his legs. And they itch, because he was scratching like crazy before he went to sleep, even with some anti-itch gel on there. No fever, but the rash itself feels pretty warm. He was snoring by 8:20 - I guess he was tired, after being such a little wildebeest for his father last night. I hope he sleeps all night. Assuming nothing seems serious enough to warrant a trip to the ER tomorrow, we'll go see his doctor on Monday. This doesn't look like something that will be gone by Monday morning.

So J is home. He said he was glad to go to the bitty house, but that he was glad to be home. When you're sick, it just feels better to be in a familiar space. And even though he's been to K's apartment, it's still not as familiar as this house is. Sweet boy, he looks pretty rough right now with all those blotches on his face.

K said he'd owe me a day later, and I'm good with that. You know, when a kid is sick, he just needs his mama. I'm a grown woman, and there have still been times I wished for my mama when I was sick!

I'm off to grab a bite to eat and watch Hitch.